Dyeing-machine.



H. A. NOAR.

DYEING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB.19,1912.

1,052,168. Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19.1912,

1,052,168. Patented Feb.4, 1913.

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DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR19,1912

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HENRY A. NOAR,'OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DYEING-MACHINE:

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7 Be it',known-that; I, HENRY A. Noise, a citizen ;of the United States,= residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia ,and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements in Dyeing-Machines; of which the following is a specification. I V

This invention relates to thatclass of dye- 10 iug machines wherein the articles to be dyed, particularly hanksIof yarn, are supported within a Vet and whereindye liquor is caused to circulate and flow throughthe space OCCll'.

piedby the yarn..Heretof0re. in machines f this-class, the hanks of yarn have been suspended in elongated condition and supported only at the top, or the hanks of yarnhare been maintained iii-elongated condition bvbeing suppprtedf'a't each end by sticks or shafts extending through the; same; In each ir'istjzincewhere the-elongated hanks of yarn are-held at one or both ends the dye liquorhasgibe'en caused-t0 flow through the elon-.

"gate'd hanks.longitudinally thereof, This zsn-qofierati'on has been objectionable for the 40 a dy ing machine of t'l reclass-to'rwhich myinven on "relatespof .n'o'vel, simple and etti- Specification of Letters Patent.

cieiit-coiis truction which {nay be operated to r dye; hanks of yarn-inn. manner togive the superior results obtained in hand 'tubdyeing as to, uniformity ot, coloring, luster. open fiber,'loft iness;'eto -andin which the desired results nfa-y bejobtained from indentrene or pump 12 and the other pipell is connected Z to the inlet of the pump, whereby, when the jwliefreia totalsubm'erging is redinz whichbrilght acid colors may where only partial submerging a d-alltiW-fixidatiriin t'he'open air. V s tatedlfi'i accomplish my oh cdlistruct and arranging the parts vat collie iect . v of'the maclnn'e so t at the'hanks of yarn may 'I be supported in elongated condition and in spaced relation to each other in. a vat and so that the dye liquor may be caused to flow through the elongated hanksin a direction transversely thereto while the hanks are caused to revolve or travel longitudinally of the threads thereof and transversely to the flow of the dye liquor.

The invention consists in the various novel features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and particularly claimed.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

Application filed'March 19, 1912. Serial No. 684,721.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrab' ing my invention: Figure 1, is a plan view' of a-dyeing machine, showing one form of embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of one of the yarn supporting sticks. Fig. 3, is alongitudinal section, on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4, isa transverse section, on line 4-4 of 3. Fig. 5, is a. transverse section, on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

an elongated vat comprising a bottom; side walls and end walls, as shown. The vat 6 is provided with two vertically arranged partition walls extending transversely between the side walls thereof and dividing the vat into two end chambers 8 and a.- central 'chamber9 between the end chambers8. The.

vat 6 is adapted to contain the-'dyejliquor' andthe partition walls 7 are provided with perforations 10 affording communication between the -end chambers8 and the central chaniber=9-so that the dye liquor may flow from one chamber to the other.- p

During the dyeing operation, hereinafter Referring to thedrawings, 6 designates v explained, the dye liquor iscaused to flow horizontally throu h the-central chamber 9 'and for this purpose I provide the following: Extending over the end walls of thewat ti and intothe end chambers 8 are pipes 11 the inner open ends of which are directed toward each other and toward the pa-rtition 7 Walls 7. The pipes 11 extend from the vat 6 to a suitable pump or circulating device l2which may be of any approved type. One pipe 11 is connected to the outlet of the the vat 6,the partitions 7 therein, the pipe -11and the pump 12 and to flow horizontally t ough the central chamber 9. r Y

. e central chamber 9 is adapted to" re ceive the hanks of yarn or other articles'to be dyed; and to properly su port hanks of yarn within the chamber 9, W de being dyed, I

bars 15, and transverse bars connecting the lower portions of the vertical bars 17.

In order that the carrier 13 may be moved vertically into and from the vat 6, I connect the upper bars 14 with spaced transverse bars 19 which are provided with upwardlyextending straps or brackets 20 adapted to be engaged Byiooks 21 on the lower ends of chains 22 depending from a suitable mechanism (not shown) arranged above the vat 6 for raising and lowering the carrier 13.

The carrier 13 is })IO"i(l0(i with an upperset of yarn-supporting sticks 23 and a lower set of yarn-supporting sticks 24 corresponding in number with and being located' directly below the sticks of the set 23. Thus the sticks of the two sets are arranged in.

pairs, the stick 23 of each-pair bein directly above the sticks 24 thereof. ach

pair of sticks 23 and 24 supports a number of hanksof yarn 25.- the hanks extending aroundthc sticks and being heldthereb inthe elongated condition, showm as wet as being supported thereby in the vertical po-. sitions shown.

The lower sticks 24 are made round cross section and they extend between and are rotatably mounted in the'lo'wer bars 15 of the carrier13.

The uppersticks 23 extend between the upper bars 14 of the ca rrier,13; and one end made square and the"other end thereof is and the main body'of each upper stick 23' is made round. The round end is mounted to rotate in one of the bars 14 and the square end is inserted into a square opening in the hub-26 of a worm wheel 27. The worm wheel 27 for each stick 23 is arranged outwardly of one of the bars 14 and the hub 26 of the worm wheel extends through and is' rotatably mounted in the bar 14, whereby, when the worm wheels 27 are rotated the sticks 23 will be rotated.

Each worm wheel 27 co-acts with a worm 28 on a horizontal shaft 29 which extends parallel to the adjacent bar 14 and is mount'- cd to turn in suitable bearings secured'there-r to. The shaft 29 is provided withea sprocket wheel 30 driven by ham-31m within the vat.

a sprocket-wheel on a short horizontal" shaft. 33 which is mounted to turn in bear ings 34 secured to and rising from the'ad-L jacent bar 14 of the carrier 13. One end of the shaft 33 extends outwardly bey0nd.one of the bearings 34 and is provided with a clutch member adapted to be actuated, as hereinafter described, to rotate the shaft 33 and thereby rotate the yarn-carrying sticks 23 through the gearing just described.

. The actuating mechanism for the yarn-. carrying sticks thus far described is mounted on the carrier 13 and is carried thereby when the carrier is moved into and from the "at.

d When the carrier 13 is within the chamber 9, it is supported therein by the transverse bars 19 resting on the sides of the vat 6 and connected to the carrier 13 by straps 19 and when the carrier 13 is in this position, the shaft 33 is in axial alinement with a horizontal shaft 36.which is rotatably mounted in bearings 37 and 38 secured to the vat (i. The inner end of the shaft 36 carries a clutch member 40 adjacent the clutch member 35 when the carrier 13 is The hub of the clutch member 40 is splined on the shaft 36 .to cause it to be rotated therewith and to permit-it to be moved longitudinallythereon into'and 35. The clutch members 35 and 40 are each from engagementwith the clutch member provided with projecting teeth, and the teet-h of the member 40 are adapted to enter the '5 aces between the teeth of the member 35 .W en the member"40 is moved into engagement with the member 35, thereby causing the member 35 to be rotatedby the foe member 40 and the -yarn-carrying sticks 23 to be rotated shaft 36. To shift the clutch member 40 into and from engagement with the member 35, I

by the power applied to the provide a hand lever41 fulcrumed, at 42,

to an arm extending from the bearing 37. The upper end of the lever 41 is provided with asuitable handle. and the lower end of the lever is bifurcated and embraces the hub of the clutch member 40 and is provided i;

with inwardly'extending pins entering a circumferentialgroove in the hub of the member 40. It willlthus be seen that the hub of,

the member 40 may bemoved longitudi'nallyj'g'.

the shaft.-

Tha-machineiiis employed with suitable automatic mechanism .for causing the shaft 36 to reverseits direction of rotation at oer.-

tain interi alstherebycausing each hank of yarn to reverse its direction of movement at certain intervals; and the gearing between. the shaft 36 and the sticks 23 is such that on the shaft 36 by moving'the lever 41 and;

thatthe mem'ber'40 is free to rotate with 12g hanks are caused to reverse their move- Inents. This operation maintains the hanks of yarn in proper position notwithstanding the well known twist in each hank tending to throw it out of position.

To actuate the shaft 36 and to cause it to automatically reverse its direction of rota tion, I provide the following mechanism: Mounted to turn loosely on the shaft 36 and facing each other are two bevel gear wheels 45 which coact with a bevel gear wheel 47 fixed on a shaft 48 extending at right angles to the shaft 36 and mounted to turn in bearings 49 on the vat (i. This shaft 48 is provided with a sprocket wheel 50 actuated by a chain 5] from an outside source of power to rotate the shaft 48. Splined on the shaft 36 is a clutch collar 52 adapted to be moved alternately into engagement with the gear wheels 45. The collar 52 is provided with projecting teeth adapted to enter spaces between projecting teeth on the gear wheels 45 and thereby alternately clutch them to he shaft 36. when the collar 52 is moved from one gear wheel to the other and back again. The collar 52 is provided with a circumferential groove into which extends a pin on the lower end of a lever 52) whichis fulcrumed at St on an arm extending from the bearing 37. The upper portion of the lever 53 has a weight 5t pivoted at 55 thereto. The weight is adapted to be moved from side to side of its center of gravity on the pivot 55 by projections 56 extending from plates 57 carried by a horizontally re ciprocative gear rack 58 mounted to slide in a bracket in the vat G. The weight 54 is provided with two spaced shoulders 55 adapted to alternately engage the upper end of the lever 53. 'hcn the weight is moved from side to side of its center of gravity its shoulders 55) alternately strike the lever 53 and alternately move it from side to side and cause it to alternately engage the clutch collar 52 with the gear wheels l5 and 46. The gear rack 58 coacts with a gear wheel 5!) on a shaft (30 which is mounted to turn in'bearings on the vat 6. The shaft (30 carries a worm wheel 61 engaged by a worm 62 in the shaft 36. i

From the coustructimi just described it will be een that when the weight 54- rests on one side of its center of gravity and holds the clutch collar in engagement with one f the gear wheels 45 to turn the shaft 36 in one direction. the worm (32 will actuate the shaft and cause the gear wheel 59 to move the rack 58 until one of the projec tions 51; moves the weight 54 to the other side of its center of gravity and shifts the clutch collar 5:2 into engagement with the other gear wheel 45. thereby causing the shaf 36 and wormiij to rotate in a reverse .elire tion and move the rack 58 in a reverse direction until the other projection 56 enthe inner ends of [earner .13. After gages the weight oi to shift the clutch collar back to the wheel 45 from which it was previously moved and again reverse the direction of rotation of the shaft 36.

In order to heat the dye liquor within the vat (3. I provide perforated steam pipes (k1 which extend through the lower portion of the vat ti and are connected to a steam supply pipe ttti which extends over one side of the vat and is provided with a controlling valve 67. 1

The operation of the machine, briefly described, is as follows: The carrier 13 is raised from the vat ti and the hanks of yarn are applied to the sticks 23 and 24. This is accomplished by first withdrawing the sticks endwise from the bars 14 and 15. respectively. on one side of the carrier. and then projecting the sticks back into the carrier and into the positions shown. as the hanks of yarn are applied thereto. After the carrier'is supplied with yarn. the carricr is lowered into the position shown with in the central chamber 9 and into the dye liquor within the vat. Power is now ap plietl to the driving shaft 48 thereby actuating the pump or circulating devi e 12 to cause the dye liquor to circulate as previously explained. During the circulation of the dye liquor. the hanks of yarn are maintained in the elongated condition shown by the sticks 23 and 2t and the dye liquor is caused to flow hm'izontally through the chamber 5) and through the elongated hanks of yarn. in a direction transversely or at right angles thereto. thus m'complishing the principal object of my invention as previously mentioned. \Vhile the dye liquor is thus circulating through the vat. the lever ll is operated to engage the clutch member 40 with the clutch member 33. thus causing the upper yarn-supporting sticks 22) to rotate first in one direction and then in a re verse direction through the reversing gears 45. as previously explained. The actuation of the sticks 23 causes the hanks of yarn 25 to tHlVOl around the axes of the sticks 23 anu' fH aml to periodically reverse their dire on of movement while the hanks are maintained in the elongated condition. thereby presenting all parts of the hanks to the circulating dye liquor away from the sticks 23 and 24 and insuring a thorough subjection of all parts of the yarn to the action of the dye liquor. The perforations 10 in the partition walls 7 are arranged in s tt'h'relation to the space occupied by the banks of yarn within the chamber 9. and the pipes 11 as to cause a substantially uniform flow through all parts of the the yarn, resulting in a the dye liquor on all the space occupied by uniform action of yarn carried by the the yarn has been properly subjected to the dye liquor, the lever 41 of the dye liquor is operated to release the clutch member 40 from the member 35 and the carrier 13 is raised from the vat to remove the hanks of yarn therefrom or to transfer the carrier with the yarn thereon to another vat for another operation when required.

I laim:

1. In a dyeing machine. the combination of a vat. means for supporting elongated hanks of yarn within said vat and maintaining said hanks in elongated condition, and means operative to cause dye liquor to flow through said vat in a direction transverse to the elongated hanks of yarn supportetb therein,

2. In a dyeing machine. the combination of a vat, means for supporting elongated hanks of yarn Within said vat and maintaining said hanks substantially in vertical positions, and means operative to cause dye liquor to flow horizontally through that portion of the vat occupied by the hanks of yarn supported therein.

23. In a dyeing machine. the combination of a vat provided with partition walls dividing it into two end chambers and a central chamber therel'wtween, the partition 'alls having openings therein ati'ording communication between the central chamber comnnmication between the central chamber and the two end chambers. means for supporting elongated hank ot' yarn within the central chamber and maintaining said hanks substantially in vertical positioin a pump. a pipe leading from the pump outlet to one end chamber. and a pipe leading trom'the pump inlet to the other end chamber. whero by dye liquor may be caused to circulate through said pipes and said chambers by the operation of the pump.

5. In a dyeing machine. the combination of a vat. a pair of spaced sticks supported within the vat and adapted to support hanks of yarn extending around the same, said sticks being adapted to maintain said hanks of yarn in elongated condition, means 0perative to rotate one of said sticks, and means operative to cause dye liquor to flow through said vat in a direction transversely to the elongated hanks of yarn supported therein. I

(i. In a dyeing machine, the combination of a vat, a pair of spaced sticks supported in said vat one above. the other and adapted to support banks of yarn extending around the same, said sticks being adapted to main tain said hanks of yarn in elongated condition and substantially in vertical positions. means operative to rotate one of said sticks. and means operative to cause dye liquor to flow horizontally through that portion of the vat occupied by the hanks of yarn supported therein.

7. In a dyeing machine,'the combination of a vat provided with partition Walls dividing it into two end chambers and a central chamber t-herebetween. the partition walls having openings therein affording communication between the central chamber and the two end chambers, a pair of spaced sticks supported in the central chamber one above the other and adapted to support hanks of yarn extending around the same. said sticks being adapted to maintain said banks of yarn in elongated condition and substantially in vertical posit-ions, means operative to rotate one of said sticks, and means operative to cause dye liquor to flow from one end chamber through the partition walls and the central chamber to the other end chamber.

8. In a dyeing machine, the combination of a vat. a pair of spaced sticks supported within the vat and adapted to support banks of varn extending around the same, said sticks beingadaptcd to maintain said banks of yarn in elongated conditiom means o-p erative to rotate and to automatically reverse the direction of rotation of one of said sticks, and means operative to cause dye liquor to flow through said vat in a direction transversely to the elongated hanks of yarn supported therein.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY A. NOAH. \Vitnesscs S. I. HARPER, A. V. Gaourn. 

